How to Use trip in a Sentence
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The secret to survival in the Cup is not to trip coming out of the gate.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2022
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Needle, haystack and running for the hills, don’t trip on the guy right in front of you.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2022
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Some boat trips to reach Belem took as long as five days.
—Dabid Biller and Fabiano Maisonnave, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2023
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Our concern with this is that someone could trip over the rug.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024
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What this meant: When Nigeria paused on the wet gas, a legal wire was tripped.
—Jesse Barron, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
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Renowned for his lyrical flair, Ali savors the words that trip off his tongue.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
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Miller appeared to have tripped over a cone while shooting.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
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The tripod had tipped over the day before, but had not moved far enough down the river to trip the clock.
—Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2022
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Sometimes the simplest things are the easiest to trip over.
—Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 2 May 2022
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Shifflett fired his own weapon twice at the suspect, then tripped over some nearby brush and fell to the ground.
—Rashard Rose, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
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The dosas and idli brought me right back to my college study abroad trip in Bangalore.
—Maria Geyman, Vogue, 25 May 2022
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Best of luck to those actively tripping and trying to leave the 20K-person venue at the end of the show!
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2023
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But with 8:44 to play in the first quarter, Johnson tripped over a familiar pair of arms.
—Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
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Any attempts to show someone your worth might now trip you up.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2022
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The Orioles sent him to the Arizona Fall League to make up for lost at-bats, and a left shoulder strain cut even that trip short.
—Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2022
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Maggie Rogers nearly tripped on the train of Camila Mendes’s dress.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
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The visual clutter of fonts with wings and feet like Times New Roman can trip a reader up and get in the way.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 6 Feb. 2023
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Does that ever trip you up, just as a person working on this project?
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 22 June 2022
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The man takes a swing at Carson’s face, and Carson runs away before tripping over a bus bench and falling to the ground.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
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Your enemies may go after you at the same time, trying to trip you up.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
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Attempting to get away from the SUV, the victim appears to trip and is run over by the vehicle.
—Laura Ly, Liam Reilly and Sharif Paget, CNN, 14 Apr. 2022
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The suspect pulled a knife and came at Carson, who backed up and tripped before he was stabbed three times, Kenny said.
—Mark Morales, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
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It was meant to protect the city from lawsuits if people tripped over pavement warped by tree roots.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
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While approaching her judge’s chair and waving at the audience, Klum tripped and hit the floor, a clip from the new AGT spinoff showed.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2023
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Divots, some deep enough to be tripping hazards, mark the train platform floor and bases of columns.
—Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
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Surely, someone would someday trip on a root and fall down a staircase.
—Sam Anderson, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
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Our preschooler was able to move well with the backpack on, and could wheel it without tripping even when running.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
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For those who live in Santa Fe, trips to the Farmers Market are a staple of the local social life.
—Alexandra Malmed, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2023
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Is the sidewalk not broken so our elders aren’t tripping and falling?
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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Don't trip over wobbly boards and protruding nails this summer.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
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The group trip does not have to be the end of your friendship.
—Brittany Vickers, Essence, 30 Aug. 2023
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My mom fobbed me off with wistful trips around the city.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
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Two of their three losses on the road trip were caused by blown saves.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 15 May 2023
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On that trip, though, a crew of eight guided the vessel.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023
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Branch appeared to trip, fall to the sidewalk and then get back up.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
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Those take the least amount of time but are still not as quick as a trip to the gas station.
—Bret Baier, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2023
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Since then: 18-8 the past two seasons, with a trip to the section finals and semis.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
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This was a last minute purchase for a trip to Nashville.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2023
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Be clear about who will provide funding for the trip and how much.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2023
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Now this was the time before super highways so the trip took all day.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
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The captain’s son, Kelly Walsh, was the last to wear the timepiece on a trip to the seafloor via the same sub a year later.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023
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In the week before the trip, Christopher built up his friend list and flew off to Europe with his team.
—Chris Moody, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
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Remember the trip that Mrs. O. took, with one of her daughters, to the Costa del Sol?
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Dec. 2023
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Pack them all together for a longer stay or mix-and-match based on your trip length and needs.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2024
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The two snorkelers were on a private trip outside the reef when the reef shark attacked, the statement said.
—Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2023
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That’s up from the 3,000 trips per month the county was averaging a few years ago.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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Here’s what airlines and cruise lines are doing about trips to Haiti.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
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And by the way, a lot of these things increase in importance as the size of your trip increases.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
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Here are 13 ski trip must-haves my own family swears by—they’re up to 75% off right now.
—Karthika Gupta, Parents, 11 Jan. 2024
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Seeing your favorite artist is a great excuse to plan a trip.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2024
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No word on when the busy Waititi will make that trip to a galaxy far, far away.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
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Right away, the team started preparing for the 21-hour trip to Paris, rushing to get their hair and nails done.
—Khari Johnson, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
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But on a recent trip to Idaho, I got asked a new question.
—Bob Inglis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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Thursday was not the first time Chappelle took an unannounced trip to the Capitol.
—Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 30 Nov. 2023
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The pivotal moment in Ware’s life came in college during a trip home.
—David Moore, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2023
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Of course, all the women that go on these trips carry stories back with them, as well as friendships.
—Sarah Shaffi, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
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His expertise is vital to the safety and success of those trips.
—Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
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The Colts are full of underclassmen, so this trip to Dodger Stadium might not be their last over the next few years.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
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New travel must begin no more than one year from the original trip date.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
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The Lakers close their six-game Grammys trip Monday in Charlotte.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
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